2007 Press Releases

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Title	Description	Effective Date
250000 WAYS TO DEVELOP LONDONS COACHES	SkillsActive has secured £250,000 from the regional Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in London and Sport England (London) to subsidise coaching qualifications...	1 November 2007 12:00
CLARIFICATION ON THE USE OF NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PLAYWORK	SkillsActive has issued a statement to clarify the use of NOS for Playwork and Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD)	30 October 2007 12:00
SKILLSACTIVE COMMEMORATE 100000th NVQ MILESTONE	SkillsActive celebrated the 100,000th National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) across the active leisure and learning sector with a special awards ceremony at Le...	28 September 2007 12:00
AASE GOLFERS GET IT DOWN TO A TEE	The achievements of our next generation of golf stars were recognised in a tournament and awards ceremony at Stonebridge Golf Club, Coventry where the winners w...	21 September 2007 12:00
MARTIN SALTER MP VISITS BURSARY RECIPIENT SPORTS COACH	Martin Salter, MP for Reading West, was at the John Madejski Academy in Reading today to visit Reading Rockets basketball coach, Matt Johnson.	20 September 2007 12:00
DAVID DREW MP VISITS BURSARY RECIPIENT SPORTS COACH	David Drew, MP for Stroud, was at Stroud Swimming Club in Gloucestershire yesterday to visit local swim coach, Andy Osbourne.	18 September 2007 12:00
NOS FOR GOVERNANCE AND ADMIN	SkillsActive and the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) are pleased to announce that the national occupational standards for sports administration an...	14 September 2007 12:00
EMPLOYERS SEE THE VALUE OF VOCATIONAL AND WORK-BASED QUALIFICATIONS	Recent reports in the press have highlighted criticism of so called ‘non-courses’ available at universities. These courses are ones which ‘lend the respec...	5 September 2007 12:00
MP VISIT TO REHANNE SKINNER	Edward Garnier MP for Harborough, was at Highfield Rangers Football Club in Leicestershire last week to visit local football coach, Rehanne Skinner.	31 July 2007 12:00
COLLEGES GET CHANCE TO SHAPE NEW SPORT DIPLOMA	The new diploma in sport and leisure will today go out to consultation, giving colleges and universities the chance to shape the content of the diploma and infl...	26 July 2007 12:00
SKILLSACTIVE WELCOME NEW GROUP CHAIR	SkillsActive have welcomed Janet Dean, MP for Burton, as the new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Play.	18 July 2007 12:00
SKILLSACTIVE WELCOME GOVERNMENT PLAY FOCUS	SkillsActive have welcomed the news that the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is to take a leading role in government policy on children's p...	18 July 2007 12:00
14-19 HE AND FE CONSULTATION	SkillsActive today launched their consultation with universities and colleges around the development of the new diploma in sport and leisure.	12 July 2007 12:00
WORKING IN FITNESS SURVEY	The 2007 Working in Fitness survey is still live and is open to everyone working in the health, exercise amd fitness industry.	28 June 2007 12:00
SKILLSACTIVE ANNOUNCE NANCY OVENS BURSARS FOR 2007	For the second year running SkillsActive have been proud to sponsor and organise the Nancy Ovens bursary, and are delighted to announce eight winners for 2007.	26 June 2007 12:00
NEW DIPLOMAS ARE KEY	Two employers involved in the design of the sport and leisure diploma agree that the new qualification will revolutionise the education system in England and ma...	20 June 2007 12:00
ACTIVE LEISURE SKILLS ACADEMY GETS GREEN LIGHT	SkillsActive is delighted to announce that it has won government endorsement for its proposal to develop a National Skills Academy for the active leisure and le...	18 June 2007 12:00
WORKING IN FITNESS SURVEY 2007	Today sees the launch of the fourth Working in Fitness survey - the largest annual survey of people working in the health and fitness sector in the UK.	31 May 2007 12:00
WORKING IN FITNESS SURVEY RESULTS PUBLISHED	The results of the third Working in Fitness Survey, the largest annual survey of people working in the health and fitness sector, have just been published.	31 May 2007 12:00
TEAM SOUTH WEST SPORTS COACHING BOOST	The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Sport England are injecting £100,000 into sports coaching qualifications in the South West through an exciting new pr...	30 May 2007 12:00